Tag: Gerrymandering

On June 27th Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement and the possibility that his replacement could be the majority vote in a decision that could overturn the landmark case of Roe Vs. Wade became a near certainty. June 27, 2018 will always be one of those days I will always remember; that day you can…

The first big special election was a bit of a disappointment: Jon Ossoff was vying for a deep red victory as a sign that the Democratic blue wave was real. But with plenty of voting irregularities and a last minute Republican advertising blitz, Republican Karen Handel squeaked out the W. But that was a lifetime…

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the lies people tell. The reason Texas’ 31st district first caught my eye was that the current representative profited from the lie that launched the political career of Donald Trump: the lie that our first Black president was illegitimate because he is an “illegal alien.” When I met the…

It’s very possible that the best political ad of 2018 has been released right at the start. Steven Reynolds is running for Congress in TN-04. He sat down with me just before Christmas to talk about the district and how he is planning on giving voters in Tennessee something to vote for. As a candidate…

The highest profile non-incumbent congressional candidate is a union advocate, iron worker, cancer survivor, and army veteran from Wisconsin named Randy Bryce (who is not unchallenged — we’ll be talking to his primary opponent soon). I call him Randy because that’s his name and he’s a friendly guy who lets people do that, but in…